AUGUST 25-31, 2025

 

Venus and Anchises, 1890, William Blake 

Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination - Voltaire

The dominant planet of influence this week is Venus that moves into dynamic Leo and then forms important angles to Saturn, Uranus and Pluto. It’s a different kind of value system that logically seems optional but is a driving force for humankind. Everything from simply enjoying life to eternal love of every nature drives the world along certain paths. Leo governs the natural fifth house of the zodiac that’s all about love, romance, ones passions and perpetuation through creation that can be creating new life as in birthing children or birthing creatively through artistic endeavors.  For the more fragmented or wounded this can challenge needs for fulfillment though realization is a key for healing and creativity is a form of healing. Therapy through art, music, a holiday and self-nurturing are avenues toward higher realignment.

ASTROLOGY BRIEF for AUGUST 18-24, 2025

 

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.” Helen Keller

The Sun transits from Leo to Virgo on Friday and the New Moon in Virgo happens right after on Saturday, followed on Sunday with the Virgo Sun forming a hard angle, a square to Uranus in Gemini making for a week of challenge to refine how we focus and choose to realign or allocate our lives. This has been a time, and still in effect this week, about centering and finding more ways to connect, not just with others but within that has led up to this week as the Sun reveals a lot about the energy of your own spirit. Life can be about the outer world in which we live and through the influence of the Sun that is the essence of one’s existence is the guiding force throughout life. 

The week and also going into the next two weeks through the growth of the New Moon you can find your way through strength of spirit and a more profound self-awareness about the greater eternal purpose during this lifetime journey. Much of the week as the Sun is in Leo, the stirring of the heart is strong. It’s discovered that the heart has more electrical impulses than the brain and has its own type of brain and memory. Throughout time much focus has been on all matters of one’s heart clearly noted through the arts, poetry, song and everywhere. Love is that profound “something” that is a most profound driving force. As the planets and luminaries move through the signs of the zodiac we are all taken on a journey of cycles prompting to embrace every part of life. 

The Sun beginning its journey through Virgo along with the New Moon launching a personal and more emotional sense of it will shift the focus where you can manifest ways to live more diligently with the awareness you garnered while Leo reigned. Virgo is symbolized by the Maiden holding a shaft of wheat, is an earth sign and represents living life from day-to-day and how it’s managed. As well it governs ones health so how we are manifest in this dimension is more a focus. This time of “the heart” opens you to gaining strength so that as you live your mundane life you are more so guided by the powerful Lion Heart.

ASTROLOGY BRIEF - July 28-August 3, 2025

 

"Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom." ― Aristotle

“You cannot pour from an empty cup. Take care of yourself first.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

Two major celestial events this week are the Quarter Moon in Scorpio and Venus transiting into Cancer – both these rays s in the water element stirring emotions and how you relate to the world, and within yourself, to bonds, memories and attachments. Contributing and intensifying this is Mercury still retrograde and other Leo influences that bring a need to focus and also the realization of how and why you focus that can be a way to center and ground.

Astrology- July 14-20, 2025

 ★★ ASTROLOGY Brief for July 14-20, 2025  ★★

Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart.

Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes. Carl Jung

The Quarter Moon in Aries on July 17adds to the fire that inspires and prompts to forge ahead. Both retrospection and introspection are manifest. Desire to make a decision is strong that will need discernment and evaluation as you go forward throughout this and into next week. Independence is a key factor all throughout this current cosmic pattern.

Yes, it’s here, Mercury for three weeks is retrograde beginning Friday, July 18. Happening approximately three times a year the cycle cautions making major moves and suggests being thorough with activities due to possible errors and miscommunication. In Leo the willfulness is strong leading to the determination to tackle and conquer something significant, or for some this may challenge the ability to see with needed perspective. This is on the heels of Saturn now recently retrograde in Aries, also a fire sign as is Leo. See Thursday details for more insight.

Copyright SandraHelton2025

ASTROLOGY BRIEF for July 7-13, 2025

Uranus in Gemini - unique travel and a wild ride.

"Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Uranus in Gemini for Seven Years and Saturn Retrogrades in Aries 

A Full Moon in Capricorn comes in on Thursday called the Buck Moon, Thunder Moon, Hay Moon and Salmon Moon all referencing aspects of nature. Where I live it seems accurate to call is Thunder Moon with all the thunderstorms happening. I read Mother Nature struck a fireworks display in a nearby county, hit by lightening that cancelled the event. Irony. This Thunder Moon opposes the sign Cancer bringing about challenge and certain awareness to nations and places governed by Cancer such as the United States and individuals born under the ray – creating an axis of activity for both Cancer and Capricorn and Aries and Libra.

Freedom of expression takes a new turn. Uranus, planet of innovation and disruption moves into Gemini for a seven year stent bringing about structural changes within the Gemini domain. There will surely be an overhaul for all communication. How we all interact and relate is in for an overhaul and certainly AI will be right in the mix. More is noted on Monday’s aspect list.

Saturn, currently transiting through Aries will retrograde on Sunday throwing ideologies and independence into a tailspin as it will with all matters relating to how you position yourself in your personal and overall place in the world. It’s time for review.

New topics on the Way

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ASTROLOGY BREF for JUNE 16-22, 2025

 

“Personal boundaries are the guidelines that we use in our relationships to help us define safe and comfortable ways of interacting with others. They help us define where we stop and others begin and help us protect and take care of ourselves.”— Theresa Comito

A major turning point this week is the Summer Solstice on Thursday that is the longest day and shortest night of the year when much of the planet is in bloom and teaming with life. This about going inward and tapping into your emotional and private life and bringing up ways you feel, or need to feel safe and secure. On a deep level feelings and thoughts are also about vulnerability and trust. Subliminally many will be, especially for the next month while the Sun transits through the sign of Cancer, exploring the meaning of family and all with whom bonds are significant. Home, family and personal bonds surface for notice and involvement. Ideals of safety and trust beacon to be manifest and giving such consideration is synchronizing with the world. Your nest, your memories and the sum of your spirit vibrates to a high level.

Also this week Mars enters Virgo for several weeks creating energy of the strategist. Being thorough and practical are traits that help to manifest what before has been idealism and desire. Check Tuesday on Patreon for the exact time and details. This is a great motivating ray.